17 September,2023 09:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pic/Rajesh Gupta
On Saturday evening, the footpath pavement slab over a roadside drain collapsed at P K Road in Mulund. According to the civic body, on Sunday, a team of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) started work on the temporary preparation of the slab.
As per the locals, the incident happened around 7:30 PM on Saturday.
A few two-wheelers got trapped due to the incident.
Rajesh Chavan, a resident said BMC constructed this pavement slab at least one and a half decades ago. After this, the BMC just removed paver blocks and installed new ones.
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"Never BMC repaired the full slab. This area has a high footfall. There was a possibility of an accident as most pedestrians use this footpath," said Chavan.
"At least now BMC should repair properly," he added.
Mid-day tried reaching out to Ajay Patane, the assistant municipal commissioner of BMC's T ward for comment.